Penne Pesto with Ham
Penne Pesto with Ham

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, penne pesto with ham. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil and butter over medium-high heat. In a large Dutch oven or soup pot, combine the penne, broth, onion, and garlic.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have penne pesto with ham using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Penne Pesto with Ham:
  1. Take 200 grams cooked penne pasta, keep a cup of pasta water
  2. Prepare 3 garlic cloves minced
  3. Take 3 tbsp of pesto genovese (blended basil, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts)
  4. Make ready 3 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
  5. Get 1/2 cup ham, sliced in strips
  6. Make ready 1/4 cup shredded or shaved parmesan
  7. Take pepper
  8. Take 1/4 cup chopped basil

Stir in the ham, pesto and crème fraîche until well mixed, then enjoy. Cook peas on the stove or in a microwave according to package directions, then drain well. With food processor running, drop in garlic and finely chop. In a large pot, melt the butter with the olive oil over medium-high heat.

Steps to make Penne Pesto with Ham:
  1. On medium heat, quickly fry the ham in a non stick pan with a tsp of oil, set aside.
  2. Saute (dont brown pls) minced garlic in oil in medium heat and add the cooked penne pasta. Add the pesto, pasta water, pepper and toss.
  3. Increase the heat a bit and add the ham. After 2 min, remove from fire and toss half of the parmesan cheese.
  4. Plate up and garnish with extra parmesan and chopped basil.
  5. Note: ham and cheese will provide the salt you need so dont be tempted. You can add chilli flakes if you like the bite! Have fun! :-)

Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions, then drain, reserving some of the cooking water. Bring large pot of water to boil and add pasta, cooking to al dente. For me, it's the ham leftovers. You serve it with your scrambled eggs for breakfast, or you make midday sandwiches to get you through that work crunch. And now, with ALDI's Appleton Farms Spiral Sliced Hickory Smoked Honey Ham, you can have even more.

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